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1977 Winter Ice and Snow Top US News Story
The year began with widespread ice and snow across the United States, severe natural gas shortages, and factory closures. The winter caused extensive financial hardship and loss of life, with temperatures in the Ohio Valley 15 to 20 degrees below normal in January and Buffalo facing a 17 hour blizzard and 13 deaths. Nationwide, households spent about $139 more on heat than a normal winter.
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